Relation between anemia and blood levels of lead, copper, zinc and iron among children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Anemia is a health problem among infants and children. It is often associated with a decrease in some trace elements (iron, zinc, copper) and an increase in heavy metals as lead. This study was done to determine the association of bl...

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Main Authors: Morsy Amal A, Abd el-hafez Manal A, Zaher Manal M, Hegazy Amal A, Saleh Raya A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/3/133